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The Stars of Mount Quixx

by Ali Ortiz

In S. M. Beiko’s fantasy novel "The Stars of Mount Quixx", inner truths and love come to the fore in a remote, unusual countryside setting. Constance and Ivory are on a summer trip in Mount Quixx, where a mysterious fog has settled and... Read More

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Global

by Peter Dabbene

Climate change impacts the lives of two young people in the remarkable graphic novel "Global". Twelve-year-old Sami lives with his grandfather, Solomon, in a village near the Bay of Bengal. Each day they are forced to travel farther to... Read More

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Rolling in the Deep

by Aimee Jodoin

"Rolling in the Deep" is a coming-of-age novel in which a displaced teenager and his grieving new friend reckon with their losses and rediscover their identities. In Arthur Kevin Rein’s mystery novel "Rolling in the Deep", a grieving... Read More

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The Byways

by Vivian Turnbull

Set in a colorful parallel world, the fantasy novel "The Byways" follows a girl who gets lost in order to find herself. In Mary Pascual’s exciting fantasy novel "The Byways", a lost girl gathers courage as she pursues self-discovery in... Read More

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Starship Malaysia

by John M. Murray

In the thriller "Starship Malaysia", a displaced teenager faces down malevolent abductors with the help of new friends. In Keith Costelloe’s thriller "Starship Malaysia", a grieving teenager is caught up in the machinations of a sex... Read More

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Bash!

by Peter Dabbene

In basketball star Rudy Gobert’s action-filled graphic novel "Bash!", a teenager is hunted by aliens. Fifteen-year-old Rudy lives with his mother in a poor section of Arcadia, a district in a future version of Earth. His father, Atlas,... Read More

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